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Title / Carry outmicrobiological monitoring for wastewater treatment
Level / 4 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of, and carry out, microbiological monitoring for wastewater treatment.
Classification / Water IndustryWastewater Treatment
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes: Health and Safety at Work Act 2015,Resource Management Act 1993, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, and subsequent amendments.
2Definitions
Organisational procedures – instructions to staff and procedures which are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace. These procedures include but are not limited to – site specific procedures, laboratory procedures, manufacturers’ specifications, product quality specifications and reference to legislative or regulatory procedures relevant to the industry.
Wastewater may include stormwater and sewage systems.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of microbiological monitoring for wastewater treatment.
Evidence requirements
1.1Microbiological monitoring is described in terms of purpose and function in wastewater treatment.
1.2Microbes found in wastewater are described in terms of classification and their impact on treatment processes.
1.3Microbiology of wastewater is described in terms of how it affects effluent quality and acceptable parameters within effluent.
1.4Microbiological monitoring processes are described in accordance with organisational procedures.
Outcome 2
Carry out microbiological monitoring for wastewater treatment.
Evidence requirements
2.1Microbiological monitoring is carried out and recorded in accordance with organisational procedures.
2.2Any required process adjustment arising from microbiological monitoring are made in accordance with organisational procedures.
Planned review date / 31 December 2021Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 16 March 2017 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0101
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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Infrastructure ITOSSB Code 101813 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018